STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION

All tangible personal property is taxable unless specifically exempted by statute Repair labor is considered a service and not subject to tax unless parts and labor are not segregated and then the whole invoice is subject to tax! NRS (3)(c)

Separation of Charges on Invoice Charges for tangible personal property AND Charges for installation/repair labor MUST be stated separately OTHERWISE…. on the invoice will be subject to sales tax!

Repairing & Reconditioning in general Repairmen are retailers of parts & materials if… The value of the parts/materials is SUBSTANTIAL in relation to the total charge Example: Total Charge = $1,000 Part value = $ 750 Parts must be separated and taxed. If there is no separation of the charges, then the entire invoice is subject to tax! NAC (1) and NAC

Repairing & Reconditioning in general Repairmen are consumers of parts & materials if… The value of the parts/materials is INSUBSTANTIAL in relation to the total charge and no separate charge is made for the parts/materials. If material IS separately stated, then the repairman MUST charge sales tax on the material. NAC and NAC

Repairing & Reconditioning in general Example: Total Charge = $100 Part value = $ 5 To be considered a consumer of parts/materials used in connection with repairs, the repairman must pay the tax on the purchase of the materials/parts. NAC (2) and NAC

Fabrication Labor Labor used to ……….change tangible personal property to another form and billed in a retail sale…..

Refurbish Labor Labor used to refurbish an item of tangible personal property to restore or refit it for the use for which it was originally produced……….. NAC (1b)

Painters, Polishers & Finishers Charges for painting, polishing & otherwise finishing tangible personal property in connection with the production of a finished product for consumers, regardless of whether the article to be finished is supplied by the customer or the finisher NAC (1)

Painters, Polishers & Finishers Charges for painting or finishing real property NAC (1)

Painters, Polishers & Finishers Charges for repainting or refinishing used articles NAC (2)

Delivery Charges Effective May 22, 2009 charges for transportation, shipping or postage that are included in the sale of tangible personal property are no longer subject to Sales & Use Tax if they are separately stated on the invoice. However, delivery charges that are incurred by a seller to acquire inventory for resale is a cost of doing business and when this kind of delivery charge is carried forward and detailed on the sellers invoice it is subject to the Sales Tax. NRS (1)(c) NAC

Replacement Parts  Sales and Use Taxes do not apply to the purchase of replacement parts if the repairs are pursuant to the provisions of a warranty or guaranty that was taxed as part of the original sale NAC (1)

Absorption of Tax Taxpayers CANNOT advertise they will pay the sales tax Taxpayers CAN state that “sales tax is included….” If there is no such statement on the invoice or a sign posted that states that sales tax is included, then the sale is subject to tax on the entire amount of tangible personal property NRS

Summary Repairmen are retailers > If Parts substantial, separate the charges or all taxable Repairmen are consumers > If parts are insubstantial & not separately stated Fabrication labor is taxable in a retail sale > But not taxable in a contract for improvement to real property Repair labor is not taxable > but, repair charges must be separate from parts

Summary Refurbishing – labor not taxable Painting real property – use tax on material only, labor not taxable Painting/refinishing used property– use tax on materials only, labor not taxable

Summary Replacement parts under warranty-no tax if warranty was taxed “We’ll pay your tax” ----

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